VOCAB for "Cutting for Stone"

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  1. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  2. affliction
    a cause of great suffering and distress
  3. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  4. asphyxia
    a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas
    기절
  5. attrition
    the act of rubbing together
    마찰, 마멸
  6. aversion
    a feeling of intense dislike
    혐오
  7. belie
    be in contradiction with
  8. beseech
    ask for or request earnestly
  9. bewilderment
    confusion resulting from failure to understand
  10. cabalistic
    having a secret or hidden meaning
    헤브루 신비 철학의
  11. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  12. collusion
    secret agreement
  13. complicity
    guilt as a confederate in a crime or offense
    공모
  14. confide
    reveal in private
  15. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  16. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  17. delirium
    a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion
  18. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  19. dispassionate
    unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
  20. duress
    compulsory force or threat
  21. ennui
    the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  22. expediency
    the quality of being suited to the end in view
  23. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  24. feces
    solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
  25. fidget
    move restlessly
  26. fluster
    cause to be nervous or upset
  27. gauche
    lacking social poise or refinement
  28. gumption
    fortitude and determination
  29. heed
    careful attention
  30. importune
    beg persistently and urgently
  31. instigate
    provoke or stir up
  32. marsupial
    a mammal the female of which has a pouch carrying the young
  33. mortify
    cause to feel shame
  34. musty
    covered with or smelling of mold
  35. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  36. obviate
    do away with
  37. perusal
    the act of examining or reading carefully
  38. pervert
    corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  39. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  40. predispose
    make susceptible
  41. prolapse
    the slipping or falling out of place of an organ
  42. propensity
    a natural inclination
  43. qualm
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  44. recapitulate
    summarize briefly
  45. recourse
    act of turning to for assistance
  46. reek
    give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.
  47. renege
    fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
  48. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  49. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  50. revulsion
    intense aversion
  51. rift
    a narrow fissure in rock
  52. serendipitous
    lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  53. stalemate
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  54. succor
    assistance in time of difficulty
  55. surly
    unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation
  56. tempest
    a violent commotion or disturbance
  57. trove
    a valuable collection or treasure found hidden
  58. unassuming
    not arrogant
  59. uncouth
    lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
  60. undertow
    a current that flows away from the shore after waves break
  61. volition
    the act of making a choice
Created on 四月 19, 2011 (updated 十一月 19, 2012)

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